Typical BAY - Boring Action Yimmi-Yammi

Rating: 2/10 (17 August 2005)

I really wanted to give Bay another chance although I had sworn that I would never go to see another Bay movie after a painful watching of Armageddon. I read the rave reviews here and I finally decided to watch this movie.
The exposition is quite long but interesting. Nice production design although clichéd. Good actors like McGregor and Bean. But as soon as the chase begins it's all typical Bay: ultra-fast cuts, long crane and helicopter shots, slow-motion shots of the heroes, Zimmer-like music, ridiculous action scenes like the one on the R logo ... well, in short: BORING ! And as always there are scenes that make me (and not only me) cringe like the kiss scene or the final scene on the hilltop (slomo-on-acid).
It must be me but I never watched a Bay movie that sucked me in story wise. Too much cliché (as the bad black guy that converts instantly from bad to good) that makes me laugh, too obvious camera shots that shall make me think WOW. It's the story, stupid ! After that flop I hope that Bay finally learns how to tell a story.